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Here are a host of unusual, uncommon and different uses for Corks

  Jewelry
 Punch holes through the center of several corks and string them ...

 Key ring
 Attach your boat key to a large painted cork; if it falls overboard, ...

 Knife cleaner
 Dip a dampened cork in scouring powder and pass it along the edges of ...

 Make-up
 Burn the end of a cork and then use it for make-up at Halloween.

 Pincushion
 Needles won’t prick you or get lost so easily stored in a cork.

 Recipe holder
 Cut a slit in a cork and glue it to the lid of a recipe file box; ...

 Rocker guard
 To prevent a rocking chair from tipping too far, use an epoxy resin ...

 Rust prevention
 Rub kitchen utensils and garden tools with a cork dipped in cooking ...

 Safety marker
 String large corks on a stretch of yellow nylon rope to define a ...

 Sailboat
 Cut a cork in half, and shape one half to resemble the front of a ...

 Scratch guard
 Glue thin slices of cork to the bottoms of ashtrays, vases and lamps ...

 Stamp
 Draw a design on the end of a cork, cut away the material around the ...

 Table guard
 Use a general purpose epoxy to glue together several wine bottle ...



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